The Good Wife (2009–2016): Season 7, Episode 8 - Restraint - full transcript

But we can also always keep
track of what you need--

a heart or a liver.

WOMAN:
You can extract them intact?

Yes. We know where not to grab.

Then we don't squash the part
of the specimen you need.

WOMAN:
And you can change its position?

If we need to.
Again, ultrasound helps.

With the added dilation,
we can change it to a breach.

So?
So?

So you have to tell me
what you're thinking.

I can't guess.
I think you can.



Well, you're against abortion,
so my guess is you're repul...

I'm a human being.
And yes, I am appalled

by a doctor calmly eating yogurt

while talking about selling...

No, not selling.
$100 a specimen.

To preserve,
package and deliver.

That is legal.

Oh, God, do you hear yourself?
Parts of babies.

Preserving, packaging
and delivering parts of babies.

Parts of fetuses.

So you think there's anything
wrong with that video?

I think it's shop talk.

I think if you listen
to any two doctors...

Or abortionists.
...talking



over drinks or yogurt

about an appendix removal,
it would sound just as bad.

So you know it's bad?
No, I know
it's an effective

piece of propaganda.
That's all.

And why is it
so effective?

Because the majority
of Americans

only support abortion if they
don't have to face the fact

of it, if they don't
have to hear the talk

about where to squash...
The majority

of Americans
only support anything

if they don't have to face
the fact of it.

How the hamburger
ended up on their plate.

Except this has a face.

It's not an appendix.

It's a human being.

Well, that's the difference
between us.

I don't believe it.

How did you even get it?
The video?

Citizens for Ethical Medicine.
Oh, God.

That radical
anti-abortion group?

It's not radical.
Why is something

radical merely because
you disagree with it?
What, they pretended to be

a bioengineering firm
needing human tissue?

Aborted fetal organs.
And, what-- you're-you're
planning to do what with that?

Sue.
Who?

Her. Her organization.
For what?

Well, that's where you come in.
No.

It's not about you
being a lawyer.
Oh, really?

Thank you.
It's about you telling me
how Mr. Dipple can sue.

Well, he can grow a uterus.

You don't have standing.

What are you gonna sue for?

Selling of fetuses.
No.

What, $100? That's nothing.

The repositioning of fetuses
for a breech birth?

That's it.
No.

Right?

You need a woman
who had an abortion there,

a woman who was
lied to about the procedures,

and a woman who suffered
measurable harm as a result.

Those are the
three criteria?
Yes.

You have someone?

You tell me.

Stacy Groom.
27 years old.

Had an abortion,
regretted it.

She fulfills all
three criteria.

I'm not asking you
to take her case.

I won't take her case.

I'm asking you to
cross-examine her.

Do your worst. See if
she's ready for court.

Mr. Crouse. Can you start today?

Sure. What do you need?

Information
on this woman.

She regrets
an abortion

and is suing
the abortion clinic.

What's the cap
on hours?

Cap?

Whenever the work
is done, it's done.

I'm on my way.

(door closes)

The bills are
piling up

and we do not
have enough revenue

coming in
to pay our bills,

so we need to
compensate.

We can't keep living DUI to DUI.

I'm open to suggestions.
Well, for
one thing,

we need to ration.
We're spending too much

on investigator hours.

Should I leave?
No.

Look, we still
need to be effective.

We can't ration our way
to success.

Then what?
We cancel
our Westlaw subscription

and we double our efforts
to bring in new clients.

We eat what we kill.

What does that mean?

It means that Lucca and I
both get two-thirds

of whatever business
we bring in. No more 50-50.

LUCCA:
It'll make us
hungrier, work harder.

If you want it, I want it.
I want it.

Where you going?

Business lunch.

Thank you for agreeing to meet.

What do you need?

I'm a fan.

Uh, here,
have some wine.

I... I-I'd pour it, but it'd...

(chuckles)
...get all over the place.

How exactly are you a fan?

The T-Port case.

You're scrappy,
you're aggressive.

You deserve better.

What's better?
$90,000 a year.

Another 30
guaranteed as bonus.

Plus ten percent of
whatever business you bring in.

No, thanks.

You're four years out of
law school,

Lucca. You don't have that
much room to negotiate.

Oh, I'm not
negotiating.

I just don't want to be bait.

You're trying to lure Alicia,

right?
So, either

make it clear why you want me

or save your money.

Hey, Mom?

I want to help.

Don't worry, we'll be fine.

No, mom, let me help.
What can I do?

Okay.

Cold call.

Go through the phone book.

Call businesses,
one after another.

See if they need
legal representation.

Where would I start?

Mid-level
insurance firms.

And maybe real estate.

How do I know it's mid-level?
Look at the size
of the ad, see how big it is.

Okay. And do I get a percentage
if I find anyone?

I thought this was to help.

It is.
But do I get a percentage?

(laughs)

Okay. I will give you

half a percentage point
for any booking.

One percentage point would be
even more of an incentive.

You're right.

But what I'm offering

is half a percentage point.

Stacy Groom. I work as a copy
editor at Myrtle Publishing.

Did the 8th Street clinic
perform an abortion on you?

They did.

Ten months ago.

And did Dr. Hallie Fisher
perform that abortion?

The woman on
the video?
Yes.

Did she accurately
represent the procedure to you?
No.

She tricked me
into donating fetal tissue.

She never told me
it would be sold.

She even...

flipped the baby
into a breech position to help

better harvest the organs.
And what,
if any,

damages did you suffer
as a result?

Well, I, um...

I cry all the time now.

I can't eat.
I can barely sleep.

It's, uh,

hard to get to work
every day.

My work
has suffered.

Are we boring you, Diane?

No, quite scintillating.

(door opens)

Anything?
You tell me.

Why don't you
work for us full-time?

I like keeping my options open.

We need a dedicated
investigator.

You could make more money.

Money's not everything.

Yes, but sometimes
it's something.

I'm good.

I may need
more of this.

Call me.

DIANE:
You said that

Dr. Fisher tricked you
into donating tissue,

but isn't that your signature
there on the release form?

It is. So?

So were you under
the influence

of anesthesia or some other drug
when you signed this?

No.
So how did she
trick you?

Well, she said it was
for medical research purposes.

Not to make money.

Uh-huh. And how do you know
it was to make money?

I saw it on the video.
And is that when you
started experiencing

these symptoms-- the symptoms
that kept you from work--

right around the time
you saw this video?

I guess.
So the
procedure

was ten months ago,

and you've been
experiencing these symptoms

for one week?

Two.
Any chance you

went to a doctor and got
a diagnosis in those two weeks?

I haven't had time.
But you have

had time to go to the Church
of God in Christ

eight times since
you joined... two weeks ago.

Uh, what do you mean by "join"?

Well, did you
accept the Lord as your savior

two weeks ago during
an altar call

at the Church
of God in Christ?

Is that illegal?

No, not
at all.

but two months ago,
did you give this

anonymous quote to the Tribune?

"Choice is under attack
by right-wing forces

in this country."

So?

So it seems like you tend to go
from one extreme to another.

How did you get that quote?

It's why you pay us.

So what are you gonna do--

bring the
case or not?

Not.
Really?

You made
your point.

Wouldn't it be odd if the person
who respected you the most

was the person
you agreed with the least?

That would be odd.
I'm putting those
undercover tapes online

and seeing
if anybody

takes it seriously.

Well, that was easy.

♪ ♪

(phone rings)

Hey, Grace, what's up?

No, I don't know anyone in need.
Why do you ask?

Are things that bad over there?

Oh, Grace, hold on a minute.

PAIGE (muffled): ...but I'm the
one who just wrote a check.

Grace, I got to go. I'll
call you if I think of anyone.

Uh, Ms. Paige. Hello.

Mr. Gold. Hi.

I was wondering if I'd see you.

Eli, please.

Do you have a minute? There's
something I'd like to...

you know, say
or-or discuss.

Uh, th-this is temporary.

Mm. It's fine.
Very... cozy.

Um...

Oh, thank you.

(clears throat)

Actually, I'm sorry,
I have to... Could I just...

Oh, sorry.

Excuse me.

(clears throat)

I have something to discuss.

Have I done something wrong?

No, no, no... What do you mean?

Well, you sound serious.

Oh, well,
that's just

who I am.

I'm working on that.

I... I told a joke yesterday.

What was it?

Um, how do you...

No, wh...

No, I forgot.

It'll come back.

It-It's about your business.

And-and actually,
it is a bit serious.

(sighs)
I think I know what it's about.
The salary floor?

Yes.

It's communism, right?
No.

Socialism?
No. Well... y-yes,
it is a bit.

I like my employees.
They work hard.

So I decided
to give them all a raise.

To $75,000 for everybody?

Yeah.

It's my money.

Why is that bad?

Oh, it's not bad...
for your employees,

but... for Peter.

Oh. Ah, he's suddenly
a socialist sympathizer.

All the campaign asks
is that you wait

until after the election
before you give your raises.

Oh, so, there are two fish
in a tank.

(chuckles)
And, um, one fish says

to the other fish,
"How do you drive this thing?"

That was the punch line,
because, you know,

we-we think
they're in fish tank,

but actually,
they're in a... tank tank.

Funny.

(clears his throat)

So, have-have you thought
of the legal ramifications

of giving
everybody $75,000?

Yes, I've discussed it with

my in-house counsel.

How about you hear
from a second opinion?

I don't want to hear it.

No, I... What
do you mean?

You yelling at me
about Landau.

What did you do
with Landau?!

Wait. Why are you here?

Because I have a client.
What happened with Landau?

The election board.

I punted a vote on the machines

by ordering a study,
and Landau's furious.

Because you two had a deal.

I knew it!

Well, let's just
file that one

under ongoing
disasters, shall we?

I'm sending you a client

who just happens
to be a billionaire.

Courtney Paige?

Yes. It's probably just
a couple of hours work,

but you can bill what you want.

(sighs)
Thank you.

Yes, that's all
I want is-is...

is your thanks.
Thank you.
And...

I need you to talk Courtney
out of what she wants to do.

I know, I know,

you can't promise anything--
that would be unethical--

but she's planning
to give everybody

in her company a raise
to $75,000 a year.

It is in her
best interest,

both legally and politically,
not to do so.

Also, it hurts Peter.

That's just
my opinion.

I'm not telling
you how to advise.

You want to encourage her
to chase socialism

to the graveyard of history...

(airy laughing):
be my guest.

(door closes)

Yes?

Dr. Hallie Fisher is suing
to take down the teaser,

and block the release
of our undercover video.

And?

And that's bad.

Not for you, but for me.

No, it's prior
restraint.

No judge will allow it.

Go ahead, just put it online.

Judge Margovski already granted
an emergency hearing today.

I know you're no fan of Citizens
for Ethical Medicine,

but this isn't about abortion
anymore.

This is about
the First Amendment.

Which you're using as a weapon

to attack women
and medicine and choice.

"Anyone can defend a sympathetic
client with popular beliefs.

"The real test
of the First Amendment

"is whether
we are willing to stand up

for people and ideas we hate."

Well, that's more persuasive

and plainspoken
than you normally are.

I was quoting you.

You said that in a speech
to Emily's List.

You may not agree with our tapes
or how they were made,

but prior restraint
is just wrong.

And you know it.

(sighs heavily)

Why do I have
to be so damn convincing?

(loud, overlapping
chatter and shouting)

Just remember,

you're representing
the Constitution.

Diane, hello.
God bless.

I'm Heidi.
I shot the video.

I'm your client.
Hi.

WOMAN:
Stay away from my uterus!

We don't want
your dirty uterus!

Sorry, Diane.
Just ignore her.

You know I'm not pro-life.

Yes, I know technically,

but you're here to
show your support.

No, I'm not here
to show anything.

Stop killing women!

WOMAN:
Stop killing children!

This secret tape is already
causing irreparable damage

to the important work that
Dr. Fisher does, Your Honor.

Stand up, Hallie.

(applause, cheering, booing)
MAN: Yeah!
MAN: No!

No! No! People.

(gallery quiets)

Let's get this clear.

You're guests here.

That's all.

No waving of signs, no...

In fact, John,
let's collect those signs, okay?

Thank you. Go
ahead, Counselor.
(gallery murmuring)

WOMAN: When I was
growing up in the Bronx,

there was one thing
I was always told.

Sneaks can't be rewarded

for sneaking.

Your Honor,
this isn't about sneaks.

This is a textbook case
of prior restraint.

If we're against it
with the Pentagon Papers,

we should be against it here.

Now that offends me.

I know Danny Ellsberg, and
this woman is nothing like...

Then sue... after the fact.
If you think there is harm,

the proper remedy
is a suit for damages.
She's not

wrong, Ms. Steel. The law

strongly disfavors
this kind of censorship.

Yes, except that this
secret tape was made illegally.

Illinois again
requires two-party consent.

Hallie, did you consent
to this tape?

I did not.
There. One party.

Consent wasn't necessary
here, Your Honor.

The conversation took place
in a crowded yogurt shop.

There was no reasonable
expectation of privacy.

Of course there was
expectation of privacy.
DIANE: Your Honor...

She's alone at a table...
(chatter overlaps)
No, no, no.

Let's look at the tape

and see
if this yogurt shop was crowded.

Actually, Your Honor,

I would suggest
that the very reason

for this pre-trial motion

would preclude the gallery

from seeing this tape,
this secret tape.

You want me to clear the court?

Until you rule on our motion,

Your Honor, this tape should
not see the light of day.

John, let's go.

All right, everybody,
I'll ask you

to grab your things, step out.
(gallery members groaning)

God bless you,
Diane. Thank you.

FISHER (on video):
There was one day where,

as I was working my forceps

into position,
trying to get a good grip,

I was literally almost
doubled over from cramps.

As you can see, Your Honor--

I think it's pretty clear--
the yogurt shop was crowded,

and there was no expectation
of privacy.

Wait, wait.

Is that all you
need from the tape?

Yes, Your Honor.
John, bring them back in.

Let's go, everybody in.

MARGOVSKI:
Okay, go ahead.

There is no expectation
of privacy, Your Honor.

They were three feet
from the next table.

Which was occupied by children.

So?

So, like my mom used to say--

stick to the main tent
and avoid the sideshows.

What does that even mean?

It means that children
do not undermine

the expectation of privacy

because they don't have
the capacity

to understand what it means.
CARY:
But their mother

came and joined them
at the table,

and Dr. Fisher still carried on
with no expectation of privacy.

That is not true.
Look at the tape.

You're kidding.

Sheriff, we need
to clear the court.

WOMAN:
Come on!
(gallery members groaning)

I don't remember
when he got divorced.

Um, maybe seven,
eight years ago. Why?

Oh, just curious.

Well, Eli has
a daughter. Marissa.

He loves her very much.
So do I.

He's a good guy...
for a political animal.

Well, I know why
Eli doesn't want

a salary floor, but what
do you think of it, legally?

Well, shareholders
may feel devalued,

and clients may feel insulted.

You think they'll sue?

Potentially.

Senior employees may be

upset that new hires are making
almost as much from day one.

You might want
to offer a sliding scale

where senior employees
get the largest raises.

Do you know Matthew 20?

Do I...? No.

Um, I'm sure my daughter does.

All the hired hands

are given the same pay.

The last who arrived
and the first who worked

in the heat of the day.

Why?

Because "The last
shall be first

and the first shall be last."

Okay, um, but I do know

that Bible stories aren't
usually the best business plans.

Yes, but you know
what the bottom line is.

It's your money.

Amen.

There. That's the mother.

No kids, no sideshow. Adults.

STEEL:
Yes,

but Dr. Fisher was whispering,
which demonstrates her desire

to keep the conversation
private.

Oh, come on. It demonstrates
her awareness that she was

in a public place where
she could be overheard.

Wait a minute.

Sheriff, you know
what we're missing.

Oh, do I, Your Honor.

We're open for business.
Hear ye, hear ye.

So what does whispering mean?

I think it means
Ms. Lockhart is right.

The yogurt shop did not
afford a reasonable

expectation of privacy.

Motion denied.
Any other motions?

Your Honor, yes.

We ask for a recess
to prepare a new one.

(elevator bell dings)
RECEPTIONIST: Lockhart,
Agos & Lee. Please hold.

Bea. I didn't know
we had an appointment.

We don't, but we need to talk.

ETHAN:
Ms. Wilson,
Ethan Carver.

I recognize you
from your appearances

for National Council
on Women's Rights.

And I recognize you

from the congressional hearings
on defunding Planned Parenthood.

Uh, why don't you two
wait in the office?

I think that's
a good idea.
Mm.

How can you do this?
Bea,

if you're talking about this
case, it's not about choice.

It's about the
First Amendment.

That's a nice,
neat justification.

The pro-choice
position isn't

so weak that it can't stand up

to the marketplace of ideas.

This isn't about censorship.

This is about an orchestrated,
right-wing war on women.

Bea, I will join you in arguing

against the substance
of these tapes,

but only after
they're made public.

But that's insane. We wouldn't
have to argue against them

if they weren't made public.

(elevator bell dings)

Oh. Excuse me.

Hey. I think I know what
they have, the opposition.

What is it?

A non-disclosure agreement.

The Citizens for Ethical
Medicine employees signed a NDA

at the conference before
sitting down with Dr. Fisher,

which expressly prohibits any

recording or dissemination
of information.
I see that.

This seems pretty ironclad,
Diane.

It's a contract of adhesion,
Your Honor.

It's an asymmetrical
agreement foisted

on someone ill-equipped
to know what she was signing.

"Ill-equipped?" Really?

Three pages
of non-optional legalese.

This is no different than
the preposterous user agreements

we all click "agree" on.

STEEL:
There's a big difference.
The online agreements

don't leave any room

for you to make alterations
or amendments.

And, Your Honor, sneaks...

Can't be rewarded for sneaking.

I know that, and I agree.

This non-disclosure
agreement holds.

(cheering, gavel bangs)

Do you have any other arguments,
Diane?

Courtney's ex-husband's

suing her for breach
of fiduciary duty.

What?
Mm-hmm.

He's still a partner
in the company.

I thought her lawyer
would know that.

Who are you calling?
(sighs)

STEEL:
Well, she wasn't the duped,
she was the duper.

(phone buzzing)
Your Honor, once again, this is
an overbroad interpretation.

Listen, if she
was not willing

to accept the
conference's rules...

Alicia, did you find
a new client?

Yes and no.
Eli referred someone.

Not just someone--
a very rich

and a very powerful
someone.
Shh.

Her husband is part-owner
of her company.

I need you to look into him.

His name...

Larry Oliver.

Did you get that?

I got it.

What am I looking for?

Any weaknesses, vulnerabilities.

ELI: Maybe it would help
to know why they divorced.

Jason, do you
have a minute?

DIANE:
I need an answer, now.

You have to go?

Yeah. Can I call you back?

Sure.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

GRACE:
Yes, I'm calling from

the law offices
of Florrick/Quinn.

The Midwest offices.

I'd like to set a meeting

to discuss what our firm
can do for you.

Okay, sure. Thank you.

(low chatter)

(low chatter continues)

(chatter becomes louder)

(chatter continues)

(multiple phones ringing)

(chatter, ringing phones
continue)

(chatter, ringing phones
continue)

Good afternoon, I'm calling
from the Midwest offices

of Florrick/Quinn.

I'd like to set a meeting

to discuss what our firm
can do for you.

Oh, could you hold on
a second.

Let me close my door.

(ringing phones, chatter
volume lowers)

That's much better.

Would you mind transferring me

to whoever deals
with outside counsel?

Oh, really?

You're looking for a new firm?

Well, that's great news.

Do you mind transferring me
to...

whoever I should talk to.

Thank you.

(phone rings)

This is Bea Wilson

at National Council
on Women's Rights.

Who am I speaking to?

Grace Florrick

at Florrick, Quinn
& Associates.

I was hoping
we could discuss possibly

representing your organization

in all of its legal concerns
and issues.

And so on.

Yes, I would like that.

We're just in the process

of considering moving
our legal business.

When would you be able
to accommodate us?

Accommodate you?

As in becoming your law firm?

Yes.

This is Florrick/Quinn
as in Alicia Florrick, yes?

Yes.

We've worked with her before.

When could we make
the transfer?

Wh...

Wh-Whenever you want.

Good.

Please call me tomorrow,

and I'll send over
the necessary papers.

(low chatter continues)

♪ ♪

Mrs. Lockhart,

if you ever need anything,

I'm one of the new
associates-- Brian.

DIANE:
Ms. Lockhart.

Oh, that's right, sorry.

Use me in any way you want.

Carrying boxes,
killing spiders.

(laughs)

Brian, can you give us a minute?

Sure. That I can do.

Get out of the way.

Good hires, these smart ones.

(sighs)

That was Mike and Ginger
from the Justice Center.

They're leaving.

This is a First Amendment case.

I know that, and you know that,
but they don't know that.

Then have them talk to me.
They don't want to be argued
out of their position.

There isn't much
neutral ground on abortion.

On free speech.

Your Honor, we will stipulate

that the non-disclosure
agreement

applied on the premises,

but the conversation
did not take place there.

They met at the conference
and were on

an officially scheduled break.
Off-premises.

You're saying the conversation
wasn't covered

by the non-disclosure agreement

because it happened
somewhere else?

Yes.
Your Honor,
we can show that the trip

to the yogurt store was just
an extension of the conference,

but we will need to see
the video again.

(gallery groaning)

(phones ringing,
low office chatter)

RECEPTIONIST:
Canning & Associates.

Lucca.

I will see you now.

Don't look now, but the guy
I kicked out of your office

just walked by.

Why would you do that?

Well, where else
are you going to work?

A shared office?
Out of your home?

I haven't taken the job

and you haven't
made your pitch.

If you really want me here...

We're gonna play
let's make a deal.

But if you say "yes,"

you get what's behind
all three doors.

Montego-Portmore Estates.

It's the second largest
hospitality chain in Jamaica

and soon to be your client.

Your dad's Jamaican;
they'll like that.

Arthur Beadle
and Sons.

The department store?

Yeah, one of the sons
had some trouble.

He's in and out of prison.

Your work as a bar attorney
will go a long way with Arthur.

This one's special.

LUCCA:
Inner Heart Hope?

They perform
low-cost surgeries

in Third World nations
via remote feed.

They need
someone like you.

Look, I want you, Lucca,

not Alicia,

so give it some thought

but I need to know
within 24 hours.

So?

You ever hear that joke
about the Irish guy

who goes to confession?

I can't say
that I have.

He says he's committed adultery.

The priest asks,

(Irish accent):
"Was it Mrs. O'Leary?"

The guy says no.

"Mrs. O'Grady?"

No.

"Mrs. O'Donnell?"

Still no.

Guy walks out of confessional
and says,

"I got three good leads."

Canning gave you names?

Montego-Portmore Estates,
Arthur Beadle,

and Inner Heart Hope.

They add up
to $10 million.

I called them all
on the way over.

We can pitch them tomorrow.

Mm-hmm.

Not here-- it'll
look like a hobby.

GRACE:
Hey, Mom.

I got a client.

That's great, honey.
Good job.

We'll be right back.

(phone ringing)

(ringing continues)

(low chatter)

(chatter becomes louder)

Hello, Florrick, Quinn
& Associates.

This is Grace.
How may I help you?

Hello, this is Ginger Gaye
from the Justice Center.

Bea Wilson from NCW
gave me your number

and said you might be open
to new clients.

Yes. I think we are.

What was your business again,
ma'am?

The Justice Center.

I know we're not as big as NCW,

but we have $2 million a year
in billing, and growing.

We're moving on from
Lockhart, Agos & Lee.

Yes. I mean,
we are a little busy,

but we're never too busy
for a business like yours.

(low chatter)

I have a couple minutes.
Walk and talk?

HEIDI:
Great.

As you can see, the conversation
starts at the conference

in the hotel and continues
as they walk across the street

to the yogurt shop.

Ms. Steel is right.

The conversation was continuous,

which makes this meeting
essentially

an extension of the conference.

The nondisclosure agreement
holds.

The release of the full video
is hereby enjoined.

DIANE:
Your Honor, we ask for a recess

to prepare another motion.

(quietly):
Let it go.

Granted.

Recess for lunch.
(bangs gavel)

Ms. Lockhart,
do you have a moment?

Uh, no, I don't.

There's still a way
you can fight this.

Maybe we can talk
another time.

Cary.

She's a whistle-blower.

Try the whistle-blower
statute.

LARRY:
Quote the Bible
all you want, Court,

but you're just trying to screw
me out of what is mine.

PAIGE:
No, Larry, I'm trying
to make a difference.

Which is something you would
know nothing about.

LARRY:
I went to Cambodia.
Sri Lanka.

All to film footage
for Citizen Nonino.

What do you call that?

Squandering my money on
making experimental films

that nobody has
or will ever see.

If I may offer a solution.

What if instead
of a salary floor,

your employees received

unlimited vacation
and sick days?

Alicia?

Yes. That is one way
you could go.

Do you, um, rent out
that conference room?

Your Honor, at this time
my client would like to file

pursuant to the Illinois
False Claims Act.

MARGOVSKI:
The whistle-blower statute?

All due respect, Judge,

but this is what my mother
would call "fercockt."

Who is your whistle-blower?

She is.

Diane, you are amazing.

I admire you so much.

Your Honor,
as my father would say,

this is like putting an ass's
bridle on a Model T Ford.

Okay,
I don't even get that one.

The 8th Street
Clinic receives

state funding for procedures
they perform,

which they are misrepresenting.

The tapes demonstrate
that fraud,

and therefore
they cannot be censored.

MARGOVSKI:
It's a creative claim,
Ms. Lockhart.

Please approach.

We need to talk.

This is not ex parte,
but we need to talk.

Whenever you want, Your Honor.

Now.

Diane, what are you doing here?

Your Honor?

Please, stop with
the "Your Honor."

This is just "Ben."

You really think your client
is a whistle-blower?

She was reporting
a public fraud.

To whom?

She didn't serve notice
to this court.

Did she notify
the SA's office?

The Attorney General?
The FBI?

No, but...
Then under the statute

she has not provided
proper notice.

Then she posted
the video online.

Are you telling me
that this doesn't satisfy

the spirit
of the notice requirement?

I'm telling you
it's too much of a reach.

And even more so,
I don't understand

why you're trying
so damn hard to make it.

Diane, I've known you
for a long time

and this...

this is not your case.

Are you saying that I shouldn't
pursue this case

because of my politics?

I'm saying you shouldn't be
pursuing this

because it's not you.

This is about free speech,
and you know it.

No, I don't know it.

This undercover tape
is disgusting.

It's like James O'Keefe
with ACORN.

It's like all right wing
Republicans.

They don't play fair.

This is...

You can't be telling me this.

And yet I am.

I want you to stop trying
to make this work.

So let's go back out there,

put this to bed,
and make sure those videos

never see the light of day.

What happened?

Your plaintiff
who had the abortion,

Stacy Groom.

The one you ripped apart?

Yes.

We're putting her on the stand.

Thank you for coming.
We-we know you're very busy.

I am, but...
We understand
As my father

you're not entirely hap...
would say, wha gwan.

We'd like to tell
you about our firm.

It's not as big
as Canning's,

but we see that
as a plus.
Do you travel?

Do I? Oh, yes,
I love to.

We're opening hotels
throughout the Caribbean.

We need manpower.
How many partners do you have?

Six, currently.
Two.

But what we lack
in numbers,

we make up for
in aggressiveness.

And experience,
Mr. Beadle.

At a firm
like Florrick & Agos,

Quinn.
we... What? Oh.
Excuse me.

At a firm
like Florrick & Quinn,

what we're most proud of
is our corporate work.

I'm sorry, not corporate.
Our charitable work.

So... we'll look forward
to hearing from you.

Well, that didn't go... well.

Nope.

Florrick/Agos?
Criminal litigation?

His son.
No, he doesn't want
to be reminded of that.

Plus, six partners?

I was thinking futuristically.
Lucca...

(indistinct chatter)
GRACE:
No, there's no question.

Diane Lockhart's
an excellent lawyer.

But we have the expertise...
(horses neighing)

One second, Jojo.

(neighing continues)
(spokesperson speaking
indistinctly)

SPOKESPERSON:
Lippincott Mutual.

Sorry, Jojo.

One of our lawyers
is actually dealing with horses.

(chuckles)
I know.

Good help these days.

So, yes, I actually do think

we can squeeze in a meeting
tomorrow.
DIANE: Ms. Groom,

did the 8th Street
Clinic

perform an abortion on you?
Objection.

What is the relevance
of this witness?
I was

wondering that myself.
Ms. Groom
is

a private citizen who believes
she has been defrauded

and is now reporting it.

Here.
To this court.

She is our whistle-blower.

Objection overruled.

Proceed.

Ms. Groom,
did the 8th Street Clinic

perform an abortion on you?
They did.

Ten months ago.
And did
Dr. Hallie Fisher

perform that abortion? The woman

in the video?
And did
Yes.

she accurately
represent that procedure

to you?
No.

She tricked me
into donating fetal tissue.

She never told me
it would be sold.

She even flipped the baby
into a breech position

to help better harvest
the organs.
Objection.

Misstates evidence. There's been
no testimony to this effect.
Are you denying

that Ms. Groom's abortion
involved a breech?

No. I'm saying
there's no evidence as to cause.

Yes, because you've
denied us that evidence.

We need a hearing on acquiring
the 8th Street Clinic's

medical records.
Objection
sustained.

Do you have any more questions
for this witness, Ms. Lockhart?

I do not.

Ms. Groom, these symptoms
you discuss,

have you reported
them to a doctor?

Yes.
I received

a PTSD diagnosis.
Really?

When was that?

Yesterday.
Yesterday?

Great.
Before your testimony here.

Objection, Your Honor.
Overruled.

You said that Dr. Fisher

tricked you

into donating tissue.

How did she do that?
She said

the donation was
for research purposes

and my health
wouldn't be compromised.

And it wasn't,
was it?
She said on the video

babies are moved
into a breech position.

Ms. Groom, when did you join
the Church of God in Christ?

Objection, Your Honor.
No. It is an indictment
Goes to state of mind.

of this woman's beliefs,
and that's outrageous.

What happened to constitutional
freedoms?
This woman was
pro-choice. She had an abortion

of her own free will...

Yes. Yes.

Uh, absolutely.

Mm-hmm.

Um...

sure.

Well, when?

Okay.

Um...

Uh, tomorrow.

Thank you.
Okay.

Bye.

Nice picture of you
and the Pope.

Thanks.

Did you decide what
you wanted to do

with, you know,
the unlimited vacation days?

Eli, what are you doing here?

Why am I...

I thought
that you wanted me to stay.

And your concern
is Governor Florrick?

Yes. What
do you mean?

Well, it's important
to understand motives,

don't you think?

Always.

Unlimited vacations
is a ploy.

It's-it's cynicism disguised
as benevolence.

And you know that.

I know... H-How do I know that?

Oh, give me
some credit.

When companies offer
unlimited vacations,

employees take
even less vacations.

They're so paranoid
about pulling their own weight,

they don't even use
their usual two weeks.

That was not my intent.

Well, then...
what is your intent?

What are we talking about now?

You're in my office.

The door is closed.

You still trying

to "help" me?

I'm not good at this.

What is this?

You're beautiful.

And
I'm...

Well, I have
my moments, but...

My office is the size
of your bathroom.

And I don't have...

the money you have.

(sighs)

Come here.

Okay.

Well, I'm sorry
we won't be working together.

Yeah. Thank you for your time.

That was the last one.

I thought Canning's clients
would be easier to pick off.

What do we do?

Mom?
Yeah, Grace,
just give us a minute.

No, actually, I think
you want to hear this.
I got four new clients.

That's great, honey.
I'll be in in a few minutes.

NCW. Justice Center.

Preservation Basin.
And Jojo Lee's company.

Excuse me?

Excuse me?
NCW.

The Justice Center.
Preservation Basin.

And Jojo Lee's company.

I...

You-you talked
to them?

Yes.
LUCCA:
NCW?

Who did you talk to at NCW?

Um, Bea Wilson.
Bea Wilson?

The Bea Wilson?

(chuckles)
Well, a Bea Wilson.

How did you get
all those firms?

Apparently they're unhappy
with Diane Lockhart.

So, can you make time
to meet with them?

Y-Yeah. Yeah.
DIANE:
The reason

we haven't been able to produce
the medical records

to substantiate our claim is
that we have been denied

the minute-by-minute
procedure notes.
You have no basis

for discovery.
It's a
catch-22,

Your Honor. I need the evidence

they have
to get the evidence they have.

That is a problem, Ms. Lockhart.
For you.

Well, you could fix it
with an evidentiary order.

Let me think about that.

No.

Your Honor,
per Illinois rule 735

ILCS 5/2-1001, I would like
to file a motion

for substitution of judge.
You're
asking me

to remove myself from this case?
Yes.

On what grounds?
Political bias.

Motion denied. There is
nothing in the record

to reflect any
bias on my part,

political or
otherwise.
There is nothing on the record

because you pulled me
into chambers

for an improper
ex parte conversation.

You stop right there!
Which revealed

your bias
against both me

and my clients' case.
Denied!

Again. Want to keep
getting knocked down?
It is not fair

that you, who are biased,
get to rule on your bias.
It is fair.

And you are way over the line.
Your Honor,

I am asking...
Ms. Lockhart,

I have made my ruling!

You're welcome to proceed
with your case.

And I assure you I will give it
all the consideration

it deserves.

(murmuring)

I'm sorry. I tried

my best, but I've just become
a liability.

It's in your clients' best
interests for me to withdraw.

Nicely played.

You found a way out without
backing down from anyone. Kudos.

I have no idea
what you're talking about.

Okay. But it's time to
get our clients back.

I'm on it.

Here we go.

We did it.

Bravo.
Jason, you're just
in time.

For what?
GRACE:
To celebrate.

LUCCA:
New business.
New life.

And we owe it all to Grace.

Well, congratulations.

Oh, Mom,
do you have a minute?

Sure. Thanks
for all your help, Grace.

No problem.

Um, so it works
out to $35,800.

For the year.

What's that?

A half percent of
the billable hours.

That's what you owe me.

Cash or
check is fine.